Columbia falls short of its March Madness goal with loss to West Virginia
11th seed Columbia couldn't match sixth seed West Virginia on Saturday as climbers attacked the Lions 78-59 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. I didn't imagine Colombia would go through that march. The Lions set their targets for ventures that don't have Ivy League teams at the beginning of the season. Columbia wanted […]
Columbia Should Have Made the Fixes Trump Wanted Years Ago, But Trump’s an ‘Extortionist’
On Friday's “PBS Newshour” New York Times Columnist David Brooks said the conditions under the Trump administration for Columbia University to maintain federal funding were “a kind of rationality, and Columbia should have done all of this five or ten years ago. They really got ideologically out of control.” But President Donald Trump is a […]
Columbia should have said ‘see you in court’, not ‘yes, Mr President’ | Margaret Sullivan
Since early 2024, he has been running the Center for Journalism and Ethics at Columbia University. So, it would not be surprising to see the university surrender to Trump from both journalism and ethics perspectives. I have never run a university, but I run a newsroom. For 13 years (until 2012 I moved to New […]
Harvard Should Face the Same Pressure Through Losing Funds Columbia Did
On Newsmax TV's “The Record” aired on Friday, Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz said he hopes along with other institutions will face the same pressure Harvard has done to combat anti-Semitism. Dershowitz replied, “Well, maybe the situation was a little different, can you imagine that there were schools in the 1950s that were in the […]
Columbia Caving to Trump Makes It More Likely They’ll Do It Again, Don’t Use Funds ‘as a Cudgel’
On Friday's “PBS Newshour,” Princeton University president Christopher Eyesgluber agreed to keep federal money in response to Columbia University, saying, “Once you make a concession, it's hard to not make them again.” And while anti-Semitism laws must come into effect, “there are the right and wrong ways to proceed, and the wrong way to do […]
Columbia Makes Policy Changes After Trump Admin Pulls Funding
Columbia University has made several policy changes, including allowing police officers on campus to arrest, protest rules, and discipline. in Note The university revealed that Colombia is “working hard to address legitimate concerns” from within and outside the university community regarding “harassment and anti-Semitism.” The university's memo comes after the Trump administration revealed that it […]
Trump’s threat to pull funding forces Columbia to change
Columbia University fell into demand from the Trump administration to recover $400 million in federal funds that were dragged over how schools deal with anti-Semitism on campus. Ivy League schools agreed to ban masks with the aim of concealing their identity, granting 36 campus police officers new authority to arrest students, and appointing a senior […]
Columbia Bends The Knee To Trump
Columbia University reached an agreement with the Trump administration on Friday following the fight over federal funding. The Trump administration in early March pulled over $400 million from universities after it failed to protect Jewish students when campuses became a hot spot for anti-Semitic protests since the start of the Gaza War in 2023. announcement […]
Columbia agrees to Trump administration's demands after funding cut
Columbia University said Friday it agreed to a list of requests from the Trump administration. After the administration cut off funding for what it called not protecting students from anti-Semitism, the federal government outlined the steps that universities must take to begin debate about getting their money back. Columbia agreed to all of them, even […]
Columbia caves to Trump’s demands after $400M threat over campus antisemitism, will institute mask ban and more oversight
Columbia University has fallen into the Trump administration's demand to recover $400 million in federal funds that have been yanked about anti-Semitism on campus, according to a report Friday. Morningside Heights University, which was the epicenter of violent anti-Israel protests, agreed to implement mask bans and to take on new leadership to review curriculums for […]